Thomas R. Lamont|the US Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs);Richard Roeper|author/ columnist/ film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times/ co-host of the television show At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper;Norbert Blei|author of the Chicago trilogy of Neighborhoods, The Ghost of Sandburg-Es Phizzog, Chi Town;Eric Rohmann|an author and illustrator of children's books;Suzy Bogguss|a country music singer and guitarist;Michelle Williams|musician